Outline of Ontario
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ontario:
Ontario – one of the provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada.[1] It is Canada's most populous province or territory[2] and fourth largest in total area.[3] It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.[4]
- Pronunciation: /ɒnˈtɛərioʊ/ ⓘ
- Common English name(s): Ontario
- Official English name(s): Ontario
- Nicknames:
- The Heartland Province
- The Province of Opportunity (dated, official provincial slogan, formerly seen on provincial highway construction project signs)
- Common endonym(s): Ontario
- Official endonym(s): Ontario
- Adjectival(s): Ontario
- Demonym(s): Ontarian
Geography of Ontario
- Ontario is: a province of Canada.[5][6]
- Canada is: a country
- Population of Ontario: 12,851,821 (2011 census)
- Area of Ontario: 917,741 km2 (354,342 sq mi)
- 85.3% land
- 14.7% water
- List of Ontario area codes
- Atlas of Ontario
Location
- Ontario is situated within the following regions:
- Time zones (see also Time in Canada):
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04) – includes most of the province
- Extreme points of Ontario
- Landforms of Ontario
Environment of Ontario
- Climate of Ontario
- Ecology of Ontario
- Geology of Ontario
- Protected areas of Ontario
- Wildlife of Ontario
Natural geographic features of Ontario
- Fjords of Ontario
- Glaciers of Ontario
- Islands of Ontario
- Lakes of Ontario
- List of dams and reservoirs in Ontario
- Rivers of Ontario
- Waterfalls of Ontario
- Mountains of Ontario
- Valleys of Ontario
Heritage sites in Ontario
Regions of Ontario
Administrative divisions of Ontario
Administrative divisions of Ontario
- List of census agglomerations in Ontario
- List of census divisions of Ontario
- List of census subdivisions in Ontario
- List of communities in Ontario
- List of ghost towns in Ontario
- List of Ontario census divisions by population
- List of townships in Ontario
- List of municipalities in Ontario
- List of Ontario federal electoral districts
- List of Ontario separated municipalities
- List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
- List of population centres in Ontario
Counties and districts of Ontario
The counties of Ontario, each followed by its county seat:
- Bruce County (Walkerton)
- Dufferin County (Orangeville)
- Elgin County (St. Thomas)
- Essex County (Essex)
- Frontenac County (Kingston)
- Grey County (Owen Sound)
- Haliburton County (Minden)
- Hastings County (Belleville)
- Huron County (Goderich)
- Lambton County (Wyoming)
- Lanark County (Perth)
- Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Brockville)
- Lennox and Addington County (Napanee)
- Middlesex County (London)
- Northumberland County (Cobourg)
- Perth County (Stratford)
- Peterborough County (Peterborough)
- Prescott and Russell United Counties (L'Orignal)
- Renfrew County (Pembroke)
- Simcoe County (Springwater Township)
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Cornwall)
- Wellington County (Guelph)
The districts of Ontario, each followed by its district seat:
- Algoma District (Sault Ste. Marie)
- Cochrane District (Cochrane)
- Kenora District (Kenora)
- Manitoulin District (Gore Bay)
- Nipissing District (North Bay)
- Parry Sound District (Parry Sound)
- Rainy River District (Fort Frances)
- Sudbury District (Espanola)
- Thunder Bay District (Thunder Bay)
- Timiskaming District (Haileybury)
First Nations of Ontario
Municipalities of Ontario
List of municipalities in Ontario
- Population centres in Ontario
- Municipalities by type
- Former municipalities in Ontario
Demography of Ontario
Government and politics of Ontario
- Form of government:
- Capital of Ontario: Toronto
- Elections in Ontario
- Political parties in Ontario
- Political scandals of Ontario
- Taxation in Ontario
Branches of the government of Ontario
Executive branch of the government of Ontario
- Head of state: King in Right of Ontario, King of Canada, King Charles III
- Head of state's representative (Viceroy): Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley
- Previous lieutenant governors
- Head of government: Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne
- Previous premiers
- Deputy Premier of Ontario
- Cabinet: Executive Council of Ontario
- Head of council: Lieutenant Governor in Council, as representative of the King in Right of Ontario
- Leader of the government in parliament
- Departments of the Ontario Government
- Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Ministry of Children and Youth Services
- Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
- Ministry of Community and Social Services
- Ministry of Consumer Services
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Energy
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Government Services
- Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
- Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Ministry of International Trade and Investment
- Ministry of Labour
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ministry of Research and Innovation
- Ministry of Revenue
- Ministry of Skills Development
- Ministry of the Environment
- Ministry of Tourism and Culture
- Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
- Head of state's representative (Viceroy): Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley
Legislative branch of the government of Ontario
- Parliament of Ontario (unicameral): Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Federal representation
Judicial branch of the government of Ontario
- Federal Courts of Canada
- Canadian court of appeal: Ontario Court of Appeal
- Superior court: Ontario Superior Court
- Provincial Court: Court of Ontario
- The Civil Division
- The Criminal and Penal Division
- The Youth Division
- Military court: Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
International relations of Ontario
Law and order in Ontario
- Bar of Ontario – the provincial law society for lawyers in Ontario (also officially known by its French designation: Barreau de l'Ontario)
- Capital punishment in Ontario: none.
- Ontario, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
- Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
- Constitution of Ontario
- Criminal justice system of Ontario
- Crime in Ontario
- Human rights in Ontario
- Law enforcement in Ontario
- Penal system of Ontario
Military of Ontario
Canadian Forces Being a part of Canada, Ontario does not have its own military.
Local government in Ontario
History of Ontario
History of Ontario, by period
History of Ontario, by region
History of Ontario, by subject
Culture of Ontario
- Architecture of Ontario
- Cuisine of Ontario
- Festivals in Ontario
- Humor in Ontario
- Media in Ontario
- Museums in Ontario
- Order of precedence in Ontario
- People of Ontario
- Prostitution in Ontario
- Public holidays in Ontario
- Public libraries in Ontario
- Records of Ontario
- Regional culture in Ontario (culture by region)
- Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Art in Ontario
- Art in Ontario
- Cinema of Ontario
- Comedy of Ontario
- Dance of Ontario
- Literature of Ontario
- Music of Ontario
- Television in Ontario
- Theatre in Ontario
Religion in Ontario
- Buddhism in Ontario
- Christianity in Ontario
- Anglicanism in Ontario
- Roman Catholicism in Ontario
- Hinduism in Ontario
- Islam in Ontario
- Judaism in Ontario
- Sikhism in Ontario
- Irreligion in Ontario
Sports in Ontario
- Curling in Ontario
- Baseball in Ontario
- Football in Ontario
- Ice Hockey in Ontario
- Rugby Ontario
- Professional sports teams in Ontario
Symbols of Ontario
- Coat of arms of Ontario
- Flag of Ontario
- Provincial flower:
- Provincial bird:
- Provincial tree:
- Provincial motto:
- Provincial symbol:
- Provincial capital:
Economy and infrastructure of Ontario
- Economic rank (by nominal GDP) - This ranking shows only the Rank of Canada, the country in which is located Ontario
- Agriculture in Ontario
- Banking in Ontario
- Communications in Ontario
- Companies of Ontario
- Currency of Ontario - Ontario is a province and therefore shares its currency with the country in which it is located, Canada.
- Economic history of Ontario
- Energy in Ontario
- Health care in Ontario
- Emergency medical services in Ontario
- Mining in Ontario
- Ontario Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Ontario
- Water supply and sanitation in Ontario
Transport in Ontario
- Air transport in Ontario
- Rail transport in Ontario
- Vehicular transport in Ontario
Education in Ontario
- Primary education in Ontario
- School districts in Ontario
- English educational institutions in Ontario
- Grade school in Ontario
- High school in Ontario
- Higher education in Ontario
- Museums in Ontario
- Public libraries in Ontario
